An Irish personal evangelistic site. I'm not representing a particular church, but it's broadly evangelical in tone. My aim is to cover topics I've encountered in discussions I've had over the years, mainly here in Ireland..
Off-the-top-of-my-head responses to questions that WordPress throws up every day.
I’m not sure if I expected to hate Sense and Sensibility, but I initially had little interest in seeing it. And maybe the same could be said for other movies or TV series based on 18th or 19th century novels. Yet, we’ve watched it many times, and I never get bored with it. I just … Continue reading Sense and Sensibility
I think of a joke where someone arrived in heaven and found everyone dancing the Hokey Cokey. The person asked why everyone was doing the Hokey Cokey. The reply was, “that’s what it’s all about” 😀. Anyway, seriously, I like to answer daily prompts “off the top of my head” – if you’re not familiar … Continue reading The Hokey Cokey – That’s What It’s All About
I used to be quite left wing in my political thinking. In fact, back when I was 18, I saw myself as a Trotskyite communist. But I had no love for any communist regime that ever existed. We thought that if Stalin hadn’t edged Trotsky out, the Soviet Union and the whole world might have … Continue reading Far Right
I’m not big into road trips, and I do little planning. I’ve only driven in Ireland and in the UK. In Ireland, I can think of four road trips that I’ve done repeatedly. I’m not sure if I’d use the word “perfect” though. You often need to drive through dull areas to reach the nice … Continue reading Highway to Heaven
I can think of numerous scary situations where I surprised myself. Public speaking is one example. I was in a car crash some years ago, and I couldn’t understand why I was so calm. Thankfully, none of us were seriously injured, but it was the sort of situation where we could have been. It’s almost … Continue reading I Am Weak But Thou Art Strong
Music has always been a tremendous source of joy for me, both playing and listening. And I love both spiritual and secular music. And I’m also a big fan of music-related magazines and newspapers and biographies and autobiographies. And now that I’m getting old, music brings back the earlier years of my life. Back in … Continue reading Music Music Music
Firstly, though this is a Christian blog, this movie isn’t a spiritual movie, though you’ll probably find spiritual references if you look hard enough. “Beat the devil” is just an expression. In the contest of the movie, it probably means morally compromised characters outwitting other morally compromised characters. It’s a 1950s Humphrey Bogart comedy. I … Continue reading Beat the Devil
I’m pretty much retired now. I still like learning, but I only learn things that I’m already interested in, and if I grow tired of it, I stop and move on to something else 😀. Earlier in life, at times, I needed to learn about things that I wasn’t particularly interested in. Or, even if … Continue reading Terror 😱
A couple of years ago, I was looking on Audible for a One Year Bible – where I could listen to a few chapters each day and cover the whole Bible in a year. So, I found the One Year Bible audiobook. It surprised me in three ways. Firstly, it wasn’t what I thought it … Continue reading One Year Bible – Dr. Bill Creasy
I think in terms of physical, mental and spiritual fitness. For physical, I try to do a 30-minute fast walk everyday. I remember finding some back exercises a couple of years ago on YouTube when I was having back and leg pain. I did these everyday, and kept going for a while after the pain … Continue reading Keep it Simple
Hibernia Gospel 